Thriving Retreats

The Light Center is a small retreat center on 95 acres in southern Douglas County, KS, which offers a safe and sacred space where you can be immersed in the healing power of nature. A bit off the beaten path, The Light Center provides an opportunity to get away from your ordinary world and enjoy a peaceful, nurturing environment. For over 23 years, this cozy retreat has offered small group intensive experiences that allow people to enter into the delicate work of self-healing.

After attending a retreat for women with cancer at The Light Center, Rose Eiesland Foster had the inspiration to create similar retreats for people who have experienced the impact of suicide. And a collaboration began between Rose, Marcia and Robin.

In 2007, we hosted Freedom of Expression, our first annual retreat for people who have lost loved ones to suicide.

In 2018, we added special supports for people with a variety of experiences with suicide and called that “Thriving While Living With Suicide.” We thank the Douglas County Community Foundation for partial funding of those supports during 2018.

Thriving CollaboratorsMarcia Epstein, LMSWSpecializes in caring help for people living with suicide in any/all the waysM.Epstein.LMSW@gmail.com

Healing After Suicide, for adults who lost loved ones to suicideThriving Family-Friends, for adults who are trying to help loved ones stay safe from suicideStayin’ Alive, for people living with suicide thoughts, self-harm, or suicide attempts

Helps reduce one’s risk of acting on suicide thoughts or other unhealthy behaviors, or by adapting for reducing stress for concerned family-friends. List one’s truth about these, and keep the info where it’s available 24/7.